Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-01
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NEE Y0RE. April :. 1857.
The final seek Il Lent concentrates
,ng cgiusxes the piety u our fashion.
80 Women- let us not be increanl.
a. or fipBant. bat accept the devo-
tsans If the fair a. good and sincere
a. The sane time Is must be allowed
fhst stviisbnesS is q prime ingredient
X their penHence- Year BY year their
demonstrations change IN method
This season they have taken a notion
4 Il guided bv the PassiOniSf monks
no maintain q monastery across the
HUDSON at Hobokeu. sixteen % these
rvaroasly vowed holy men live there
4 the utmost plainness Of food and
.stire They vii wear no shoes. and
4 he coolest weather their sandals
hardly Ifs their bare feet from the
nov 3 they 20 about their neighbor-
hood LISA Roman Catholic instfu-
Don ard vet il IS a sudden fashion IT,
ne sWeiiest set 70 90 there for spiritual
direction a. % the Observance Of Lent
4 c8terie 81 shout a dozen matrons
and n4idens have resorted to the mon
sstery 20 take the advice 81 the pro-
vfneiai AZ the father superior i called
He i ar austere old man. and he re-
ceives bis strange callers in iignified
politeness He tells them az once that.
q they are Protestants. thew cannot
ri he best Offices % his faith. but he
stens % their statements Of special
faults. and fires penauces for them
These consist Of abstinence from meat
or even diet Of stale bread only: So
elass0n for the sake Of meditation, and
repentance. and the giving up 81 some
cherished object
A more genuinely solemn thing Is
he
pEsTH % CATHERINE WOLFE.
The richest maiden lady in the land
She was q genuine devotee % religion
and charity. Her obituaries have ere
tbs been printed everywhere Stories
81 the reason Of her celiaacy. and inn
parting q romantic tinge 70 il. are cur
rent IN society An intimate friend
assures ne that they are not trne
With millions upon millions at her
command from girlhood. with the ut
mostrehnenent and goodness inherent
n her nature with family connections
q the proudest sort, her opportunities
ior Eiving herself advsniaReously were
q the hest. Bat she never had the
feinotest desire 70 marry. This feeling
may have been partly due 10 a distrust
81 81 wooers. Tor how could she know
that they wanted her rather than her
money Bat principally Il arose from
genuine repngnance 70 wedlock. She
desired % maintain utter independ-
eufe. Twenty-Five wears ago a Count
kRlc0 came nearer 20 winning her than
snTh0dy before or since He was an
Italian, and bis title was an right.
though counts are n no great distinc-
too in italy He had been educated
ioF The Catholic priesthood. but had
become an Episcopaiian IN this c0un-
". He proiessed 70 devote himself
o benevolent work. he gained Niss
holie's confidence in that way. and Il
Nss thought that she almost. II not
quite accepted him a. q lover. Bot
Pc couldn't sait for her money. She
tntFusied 5000 % him Tor a particular
charity. he onnfscated the fund 10
his oSn use, and she detected the rob
berry
i viii never trust a man again.
+, she said, unless be refrains from
eoarting me.
That seemed 70 become the fixed rule
o. her lie. snd is operation necessi-
taied maidehh8od
The prime
PET % rHE wEALTufEsT BIBLES
OF New York Is the most fantasticallv
ugly man conceivable, There il no
ofense 20 him in saving 40. for that j.
De fortune. His name is Marshall r
Wider, ead be j. q frightfullv mis-
,hAren hunchhack His face Is Won
esFiully 1ohiie. and he can pat Il
through vide range o. aWfuliy enae-
Feraied expressions. His career Is
curious Illustration q shrewdness and
andacity. lie made up his mind. Eve
years ago. 20 hecsms = professional
FsieF. His plan ass 10 give private
entertainments IN the parlors 81 the
nen, after the manner u numerous
heaaon performers, but he couldn't
81 hls scheme faEiY started Ills ser
s.ess we're accepted for public charity
saoEs' but be was likely 20 starve Al
aiat sort Of employment He said 70
eiinseif that il the eountenauee Of the
l,nnee q Wales had done 50 much for
ne beautiful Lanefrv. il ought % BE-
o'eni ior the ugly Wilder Bni how
@ku ~ The problem seemed dis
vi but he solved L. lie wrote
stser introducing himself % wsies.
ne put L III an envelope about a foot
onK and covered with 4 spis1doY 81
ssass and mouaErauls This he took
London The letter ~ such won
aseus aspect lei hsru. with only thrae
sa1Tis right into the royal presence at
Whist Do sou want q rnse" asked
.ae Prince puzzled by the strange
was, !,ust 70 tel you one little story,
Wider replied
VERY vel "
ne groiesqus dwarf gave ar aner-
WV Illustrating ID with such erirasrss
lefaitY bad never seen before The
i'nee laughed. and called for uaare.
lqt % eluhmen gathered and far a.
SOU reared al the nsu sfory teller
Item that came Wsles's favor srf
s'.'soh 'i profit Wilder returned a1th
say letters from intensely swell Lon
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Moreover. the dainty heues -a-
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alln % 8 rrasrrniuu hex ~
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49, ~s-,,',s ana S. thsg uirhi i-ras q pet
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